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Kariuki, Patrick; Harris, Carmen – 2000
This paper examines how the family has been portrayed in children's literature from the 1950s to the 1990s. Five sample books from each era were randomly selected from the collection of children's literature books from one major university, two colleges, and three public libraries, and each book was examined for content and illustrations. Data on…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Childrens Literature, Divorce, Educational Sociology
Parker, Judith A. – 2003
Although a world of uncertainty and continual change is difficult to explain to children, by exploring and discussing the process of grief, parents can begin to understand the significance and necessity of the grief process and help their children to cope with difficult events. This booklet offers parents advice on how to talk with children about…
Descriptors: Bereavement, Children, Coping, Crisis Management
Gravel, F.; Page, P.; Cloutier, G.; Legault, F. – 1999
The central objective of this study was to draw interdependent relationships between preschoolers' social functioning and their modes of social thought. Assessment of 67 four-year-olds was done through systematic observations of social behavior, including social participation, type of play, and affective involvement in the preschool setting, as…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Child Behavior, Cognitive Development, Emotional Response
Walz, Garry R., Ed.; Knowdell, Richard, Ed. – 2001
This book contains conference papers from the 2000 International Career Development Conference. The intent is to broaden the dissemination of the ideas presented at the conference, and to provide the authors with an international platform for communicating their ideas. The presentations include the following: (1) "Retaining Knowledge Workers:…
Descriptors: Career Centers, Career Counseling, Career Development, Career Planning
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Cassileth, Barrie R.; Egan, Thomas A. – Journal of Medical Education, 1979
Social, cultural, economic, psychological, and interpersonal dimensions of cancer and cancer patient management were addressed in an elective course conducted at the University of Pennsylvania. Student attitudes toward the disease were tested before and after taking the course. Significant attitudinal shifts, new insights, and new skills resulted…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Cancer, Course Content, Course Descriptions
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Bamberg, Michael – Language Sciences, 1997
Uses three approaches revolving around language issues as a basis for exploring emotions: universal semantics, emotionology, and the theory of "goal-action-outcome knowledge." Uses an approach that attempts to turn around the traditional, realistic picture of the relationship between emotions, cognition, and language. (73 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Anger, Cognitive Processes, Communication (Thought Transfer)
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Aube, Michel – Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, 1997
Computational models of motivation and emotion are relevant to the social sciences, partly because motivation and emotion are essentially social in nature: they involve tending and regulating commitments that bind individuals together. Specifications of such a model and consequences to educational theories are discussed in the context of the…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Processes, Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Uses in Education
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Krause, Elizabeth D.; Mendelson, Tamar; Lynch, Thomas R. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2003
Adults (n=127) completed a series of self-report questionnaires and 88 completed an additional measure of current avoidant coping in response to a laboratory stressor. Findings strongly supported a model in which a history of childhood emotional invalidation was associated with chronic emotional inhibition in adulthood. (Contains references.)…
Descriptors: Adults, Child Abuse, Coping, Early Experience
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Popham, W. James – Education and Urban Society, 1994
Argues that affective outcomes should be addressed instructionally and that student affect should be assessed formally. How student affect should be measured is considered. It is suggested that self-report measures be used and that Likert-type inventories usually meet the needs of classroom teachers. (SLD)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Affective Measures, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
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Linden, Paul – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 1994
Examines the profession of physical education and what it could become if it embraced somatic work, explaining the basic concepts and processes of somatic education. Somatic education focuses on the interactions of posture, movement, emotion, thought, self-concept, and cultural values. A case study details somatic education in practice. (SM)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Emotional Response, Environmental Education, Higher Education
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Essa, Eva L.; And Others – Childhood Education, 1995
Describes the illness and death of a young boy enrolled in an early childhood program. Discusses how maintaining open communication, sharing genuine reactions, talking with parents and a clinical psychologist, sharing carefully chosen books, and supporting the child and his family throughout the experience were helpful in coping with this event.…
Descriptors: Bibliotherapy, Coping, Death, Early Childhood Education
Store-Rao, Neelanbari; And Others – Francais dans le Monde, 1994
Four ideas for French language instruction are described, including an exercise in summarizing or retelling something told to one; an exercise in descriptive and expressive language; an exploration of the different uses of the word "cadre"; and activities related to coffee in different cultures. (MSE)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Awareness, Discourse Analysis
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Allen, Joseph P.; And Others – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 1994
Examined the connection between adolescents' expressions of negative affect and their attempts to meet the developmental task of establishing autonomy and relatedness in interactions with their parents. Longitudinal observational data and interviews of 96 adolescents and their parents revealed that difficulties establishing autonomy and…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, Affective Behavior, Age Differences
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Kotik, M. A. – Russian Education and Society, 1996
Reports on a study comparing attitudes of Russian and Estonian students at Estonia's Tartu University. The study documented the students expectations of future success and stability for upcoming stages of their life. Correlates these attitudes with the personal and demographic information provided by the students. (MJP)
Descriptors: Anxiety, College Students, Emotional Response, Expectation
Albrecht, Kay; Dziadul, Linda; Gwinn, Carla; Harrington, Brooke – Child Care Information Exchange, 2001
Presents four articles illustrating the impact of children's changing schools: (1) "Managing Changes in Primary Teachers" (Carla Gwinn); (2) "Losing a Child from a Primary Teaching Group: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do!" (Brooke Harrington); (3) "What to Say to Children Who Are Leaving" (Kay Albrecht); and (4) "Those Bonds Remain Forever" (Linda…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Change, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers
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